Toronto company developing Protexxa Defender, a SaaS platform that finds employees' leaked credentials and dark-web exposure, scores cyber hygiene and guides remediation. It also sells consulting, managed detection and response, incident response and training services.
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Toronto company developing Protexxa Defender, a SaaS platform that finds employees' leaked credentials and dark-web exposure, scores cyber hygiene and guides remediation. It also sells consulting, managed detection and response, incident response and training services.
Closed a $10M CAD Series A in July 2024 with Bell Ventures, Sandpiper Ventures, EDC, BKR Capital, The Firehood Angels and Graphite Ventures, bringing total raised to $15M CAD. betakit.com
Per Export Development Canada (March 2026), Protexxa has expanded into the US, the Caribbean and the Middle East, including a sizable customer in Qatar, with EDC as an equity investor. edc.ca
Per BetaKit, planned to spend its Series A on the platform and sales, starting with the US, where it said it already saw demand from financial, telecom and healthcare institutions. betakit.com
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B2B SaaS cybersecurity platform
Continuously monitors for breaches, exposures, leaks, dark-web data and unauthorized images of employees; produces private individual reports, anonymized organization-wide analytics and a Protexxa Score, with remediation guidance including image takedown.
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Jul 23, 2024
Investors: Bell Ventures, Sandpiper Ventures, Export Development Canada, BKR Capital, The Firehood Angels, Graphite Ventures
Oct 27, 2022
Investors: BKR Capital (lead), The Firehood Angels, Jeff Fettes, Annette Verschuren, Leen Li
Government support actually received. Unpublished amounts are left out.
Industrial Research Assistance Program, National Research Council Canada — contribution
Industrial Research Assistance Program AI Assist, National Research Council Canada — contribution
Industrial Research Assistance Program, National Research Council Canada — contribution
Industrial Research Assistance Program Youth Employment Program, National Research Council Canada — contribution
Toronto-datelined release announcing a $10 million Series A backed by Bell Ventures, Sandpiper Ventures, Export Development Canada, BKR Capital, The Firehood Angels, Graphite Ventures and individual investors, bringing total raised to $15 million after a $5 million 2022 seed.
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